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Just put them on my Southern Jumbo forgot how good they were
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28 minutes ago, E-minor7 said:
Aha, , never heard of the torrifried HDs. Like to try it.
When I tried them out (back in the day when the Seattle Guitar Center had good guitars), I tried it against the D28 I had, a regular HD28 and the HD28V. To me the torrified hit all the sweet spots, the HD28V had a neck I didn’t like and was really too boomy
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On 10/6/2023 at 1:21 PM, RBSinTo said:
I've got one of each.
Martin D-28, Gibson j-45, and Guild GAD jf-30.
The Martin sounds like an orchestra, the Gibson like a Quartet, and the Guild like the Quartet amplified.
I like them all, and since I don't pretend to be a musical maven, usually just play them based on which particular case I open at the time.
RBSinTo
I have the same lineup almost! HD 28 baked top, southern jumbo, JF 30, love them all
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On 10/7/2023 at 6:37 PM, E-minor7 said:
Admit finding the D-28 a bit too conventional - actually slightly boring. The HD-28 and HD-28V however, are stunning guitars that could go to the end of this world.
But yes, mahogany has something very seducing to it. What interests me is that rose offers that broader perhaps also deeper power, , , and still quite often (not only in this tempel) falls behind the gentler or more rounded hog. .
I have an HD 28 baked top that in many ways is a perfect guitar, does everything well, deep and resonant but not too boomy, articulate but not too dry
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I have a Guild, a Martin and two Gibsons but I've lusted after the new Taylor 614, they sound fantastic
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Can I add confusion to say that I love my Southern Jumbo and when I compared it to the J45 in the store it was much more versatile and better at fingerpicking and flat picking, it had a more articulate tone while not taking over
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2 hours ago, zombywoof said:
Myself, as well as more than a few others I know tend to look for guitars which are cosmetically challenged precisely because of the deep discount that often accompanies them.
I just went over to Reverb for a quick look and found at least two of those Wildwood Limited Edition 14 fret Nick Lucas guitars (both with accompanying videos) which had sold. Assuming yours was one of that run and if it carried a similar asking price if you threw in a 2/3 discount buying the guitar definitely comes with a well deserved "you done good."
It was!
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2 hours ago, Murph said:
Some people are anal about putting a clip on tuner on, arm haze, wall hangers and such.
I am careful about crashing into walls, door jams and mic stands. But I do that too, from time to time.
I play mine.
Yes, I think the honest description scared people off, but you can’t even see it and I can feel it on my right arm when playing but who cares?
this is the actual guitar, played by someone more talented than me. -
First of all, like many, I am far kicking outside my coverage when it comes to comparing my playing ability with my guitars. But I feel like I did good every time I pick up my Nick Lucas Maple. I got it used on the acoustic guitar forum that was discounted by 2/3 off the original price because someone left a humidipack against the body where you can't see and the finish was messed up. No one would buy it due to the description, so kudos to me not caring about this stuff. Great guitar with sunbeams light on them.
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There’s one in my town, I’m going to check it out in a week
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Congratulations, I love my southern jumbo.
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I like them on my Southern Jumbo
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He says he's still banned so 🤷♂️
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Ok I'll tell him
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He says he asked and never got an answer? Any moderators want to PM me and I'll tell him?
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I have a Martin HD 28 VTS (baked top). I chose it over the HD 28 vintage because it was drier and not as boomy. That being said it is still more resonant than my other guitars. I have Nick Lucas maple that’s really deep but not resonant, a Guild maple jumbo that’s not resonant at all and my beloved Southern Jumbo that I wrote about earlier that’s gotten deeper as it’s aged but not boomy. I love them all, and just to be clear, the number of guitars is not an indication of my ability just happenstance- two of them I got used because they were just great deals impossible to pass up
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2 hours ago, BoSoxBiker said:
To a side topic of getting a little extra something out of younger guitars, I've had some extremely good success using hybrid string gauges. A few examples with the thicker strings in bold font. A standard Light set for comparison leads off. I've tried some others that I did not list because I was not convinced they were an improvement.
- Standard Gibson Lights = 12-16-24-32-42-53
- DR Vertitas Bluegrass = 12-16-24-34-45-56
- John Pearse BlueGrass = 12-16-24-35-45-56 (Hummingbird Standard and old SJ-200 Standard loved them)
- John Pearse New Mediums = 13-17-24-32-42-55 (80/20's on SJ-200 is favorite)
- Cleartone EQ Lights = 12-16-26-33-43-53 (mixed bag, but big sounding)
- John Pearse Medium Light = 13-18-22-32-42-52 (not tried yet)
- La Bella (honorable mention) - There are a few odd hybrid sets even within "standard" sets. Ranged from undecided to loud without purpose.
The big one for me was the New Mediums by John Pearse. It made sense as soon as I tried them. Take the two thinnest strings and beef them up a tiny bit. It adds a little thickness to the two lightest sounding strings. If your one of the folks that does not like weak sounding thin E-B strings, this is your ticket out, thought the 55-e string can be a bit much if you're dealing with already high nut slots.
The Bluegrass gauges worked well, too, with the three thickest strings a bit thicker. Overall balance of a strum was a but thicker sounding, but without being muddy.
None of them had a total effect on a guitar that happens when going from Lights to Mediums, but the EQs gave me a fit, but that nut was a little high anyhow. I've got another pack, but not re-tried yet. A slight raising of the tension can have a small effect on the strings' parallel positioning with the fret-board. I suspect this helped even the thinner strings sound better on the Bluegrass sets.
One added benefit to some of these hybrids is realized in the dry air of the Winter heating seasons. Sometimes one gets caught in between setups and Winter/Summer saddles where it does not quite need that extra height yet. The Hybrids will put a tiny bit more tension on the neck. Little amounts can and sometimes does matter.
I love hybrid strings. I have a maple Guild JF 30 and the DR Rares bluegrass gauge are the best
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Thanks for all the replies. The Southern Jumbo now has become the one I reach for due to the changes.
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So I've read about opening up with guitars etc and wanted to know what the process is for that- how and why does it happen? Also in what way does it open up? The reason why I'm asking is that I've had my Southern Jumbo for about four years now and the tone seems to have changed- I've always liked the guitar but sometimes it was a struggle to find the right strings etc., But now the tone is just uniformly deeper and richer no matter what, not as choked. Does this make sense in terms of opening up?
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Sunbeams on my Southern jumbo were great
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I have a JF 30 6 string 92 or 93, absolutely love that guitar, hope yours is great
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These are songs I learned a bit ago but I like to keep working on them:. Windy and Warm and In Christ there is no East or West (John Fahey version)
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23 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:
I had one of those. You could stop a charging rhino with one by whapping it on the horn.
They are tanks. Really versatile guitar, sounds great fingerpicking and strummed. Not a lot of bottom end, DR Rares sound great on it.
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Maybe I'll try them on my Guild JF 30 Maple
Rosewood, Mahogany or Maple? Why?
in Gibson Acoustic
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Here is a video of the guitar, not enough playing but you may get the idea